- Maker
- Lathrop, Sophia (age 11)
- Date made
- 1797
- Origin
- Lebanon, CT US
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 2 alphabets: uppercase missing Y & Z, the other smaller uppercase with 26 letters plus ampersand. Flower and tree motifs at the bottom with diamond draping. Border of heart shapes or tulip or shield border on both sides and across the top. Made at MIss Fanna Hinckley's School, Lebanon, CT.
- Inscription
- SOPHIA LATHROPS' SAMPLER / MADE IN MISS FANNA HINCKLEY'S / SCHOOL LEBANON OCT. 18TH 1797 / IN THE 11TH YEAR OF HER AGE / CHILDREN TO YOUR CREATOR GOD / YOUR EARLY HONOURS PAY / WHILE VANITY AND YOUTHFUL BLOOD / WOULD TEMPT YOUR THOUGHTS ASTRAY //
- Length Without Frame
- 15"
- Width Without Frame
- 15"
- Historical Owner
- #2005.033
- Owner
- Lebanon Historical Society, Lebanon, CT
- Owner Private
- Lebanon Historical Society
- Name of School
- Miss Fanna Hinkley's School, Lebanon, CT
